Beginning rhetors tend to make two common errors when thinking about audiences. What are they?

What will be an ideal response?


(1 ) Rhetors tend to assume that most audiences are just like them, with the same experiences, values, religious beliefs, political preferences, and life goals, and (2 ) rhetors sometimes transform the audience into vicious monsters wanting to discredit their message.

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An advantage of using explicit measures to evaluate attitudes includes ________.

a. increased reliability b. relatively easy to construct c. simple to interpret the results d. ability to assess multiple attitudes

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Something that interferes with a message being communicated is known as ________

a. noise b. feedback c. channel d. decoding

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According to the authors, which part of your speech should you organize first?

a. the introduction b. the body c. the conclusion d. the presentation aids

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Which of the following is NOT a challenge facing evaluation research?

a. Researchers face a potential ethical dilemma when they are faced with depriving the control group of a potentially desirable intervention. b. Researchers must remain in control of the experiment at all times, ensuring that unforeseen circumstances do not interfere with their controlled design. c. Researchers must clearly specify the intended outcomes of the intervention. d. All of the above are challenges in evaluation research

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